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I WANT YOU FOR THE NAVY I WANT YOU FOR THE NAVY war poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 1m046 I WANT YOU FOR THE NAVY 27x42 WWI war poster '17 art by Howard Chandler Christy! Date Sold 8/1/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 27" x 41 1/2" [69 x 105 cm]) (Learn More) I Want You for the Navy, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) recruitment poster ("Promotion for anyone enlisting, apply any recruiting station or postmaster") encouraging men to join the United States Navy (a sort of parody on the classic "I Want You" Uncle Sam poster with art by James Montgomery Flagg that had come out that same year, using reverse psychology to get the men to enlist in the Navy, by using great art of a pretty woman in a Navy sailor's uniform by Howard Chandler Christy). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Howard Chandler Christy Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been placed on to a thin linen backing and a metal grommet was inserted into the top corners of the linen. The purpose was to reinforce the poster, so that it would survive, when it was repeatedly put up on walls and taken down and the metal grommets allowed the poster to be easily displayed. This poster could be professionally removed from the original linen and placed on to a proper linen backing. I have done this to several such posters, and they end up looking wonderful! What IS linenbacking? Learn More What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster has been backed onto a thin linen . There is a 12" diagonal tear in the poster at lower right extending into the "Y" in "NAVY" and there are several smaller tears and some areas of paper loss around the edges (the paper loss is mostly in the blank borders or solid color background areas). There are many creases throughout the poster from it being rolled while backed and there are smudges around the edges. The poster is otherwise in pretty nice condition, especially considering its age, and its colors are still vibrant. If one chose to have it removed from the old linen and professionally restored it would look fantastic, although I'm sure many war poster collectors would be quite happy to display this poster as it is! Learn More about condition grades 
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